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Modelling ISO Galaxy Counts with Luminosity and Merger Rate Evolution
We model galaxy evolution in the 6.75 and 15 micron passbands of the ISO
satellite, by combining models of galaxy evolution at optical wavelengths
(which are consistent with the optical galaxy counts) with observed spectral
energy distributions in the infra-red. Our model is consistent with the local
12 micron galaxy luminosity, if 3.5 per cent of spirals at z=0 are in
interacting pairs with mid-infra-red luminosities enhanced by major starbursts.
Source counts from deep ISO surveys exceed non-evolving predictions but are
more consistent with our evolving model. The steep number count of 6.75 micron
sources appears to be explained primarily by evolving early-type galaxies,
whereas at 15 microns the main contributors are star-forming spirals and
starbursting interacting/merging galaxies. The 31 per cent of 15 micron sources
which are visibly interacting galaxies have high mid-infra-red/optical flux
ratios indicating major starbursts combined with dust extinction. The numbers
and high mean redshift of these sources suggest the merger-starbursts are
increasing in luminosity with redshift, approximately as (1+z)^2, in addition
to undergoing (1+z)^2 number evolution reflecting the optically observed
increase with redshift in the fraction of interacting galaxies.Comment: 12 pages, Latex, 12 figures, submitted to MNRA
A robust method for investigating galactic evolution in the submillimetre waveband: II the submillimetre background and source counts
This is the second of two papers describing a model of galactic evolution in
the submillimetre waveband. The model incorporates a self-consistent treatment
of the evolution of dust and stars, is normalized to the submillimetre
properties of galaxies in the local universe, and can be used to make
predictions for both disk and elliptical galaxies and for `closed-box',
`inflow', and `outflow' models of galactic evolution. In Paper I we
investigated whether it is possible to explain the extreme dust masses of
high-redshift quasars and radio galaxies by galactic evolution. In this paper
we use the model to make predictions of the submillimetre background and source
counts. All our disk-galaxy models exceed at short wavelengths the
submillimetre background recently measured by Puget et al. (1996). We also find
that it is possible to fit the background over the entire wavelength range with
a elliptical model but not with a disk model. We make source count predictions
at 190 m for the ISOPHOT instrument on ISO and at 850 m for SCUBA. We
show that the shape of the 850 m source counts depends almost entirely on
the mass spectrum of the radiating objects. Finally, we consider the
limitations of the models. We find that one of the biggest uncertainties in the
model is our lack of information about the submillimetre properties of nearby
galaxies, in particular the lack of a direct measurement of the submillimetre
luminosity function.Comment: 17 pages, 9 postscript figures, TEX, accepted by MNRA
A SYMMETRIC APPROACH TO CANADIAN MEAT DEMAND ESTIMATION
Variability in published meat demand elasticity estimates for Canada motivates examining the importance of dynamics and endogeneity of right-hand-side variables. Wickens and Breusch suggest a re-parameterization of dynamics which allows estimating the long-run parameters directly and maintains linearity. A symmetric approach, employing both ordinary and inverse demand systems, to endogeneity of right-hand-side variables is used. Endogeneity of both prices and quantities is examined. Results show both dynamics and endogeneity are important in quarterly Canadian meat demand.Demand and Price Analysis,
The SCUBA Local Universe Galaxy Survey
The SCUBA local universe galaxy survey is the first systematic survey of the
local universe at submillimetre wavelengths. We have observed ~200 galaxies
from the IRAS bright galaxy catalogue and the CfA optical redshift survey. The
IRAS sample showed that our estimate of the luminosity function was potentially
biased if a cold population of galaxies existed which would not have appeared
in the IRAS BGS but would have been detected in a SCUBA blind survey. Here we
present preliminary results from the optically selected sample which suggest
that this is indeed the case.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figs, proceedings from Euro-conference on galaxy evolution
held in La Reunion, 200
Non-steller light from high-redshift radiogalaxies
With the aid of a new IRCAM image of 3C356, researchers question the common assumption that radiosource-stimulated starbursts are responsible for the extended optical emission aligned with radio structures in high-redshift radiogalaxies. They propose an alternative model in which the radiation from a hidden luminous quasar is beamed along the radio axis and illuminates dense clumps of cool gas to produce both extended narrow emission line regions and, by Thomson scattering, extended optical continua. Simple observational tests of this model are possible and necessary if we are to continue to accept that the color, magnitude and shape evolution of radiogalaxies are controlled by the active evolution of stellar populations
THE INVERSE LEWBEL DEMAND SYSTEM
A new model of consumer preferences is introduced. It is appropriate for modeling perishable commodities which are produced with a lag, where it is reasonable to assume the market-level quantities are fixed by previously made production decisions. The inverse Lewbel system, as it is called, is a flexible nonlinear system of share equations, which nests two other inverse demand systems, the direct translog and the inverse AIDS. Thus, the inverse Lewbel may be employed to test whether these more restrictive preference structures are appropriate. In an application to quarterly U.S. meat consumption, the more restrictive structures are rejected.Consumer/Household Economics,
Morphology and Surface Brightness Evolution of z\sim1.1 Radio Galaxies
We use 1\leq z\leq 1.4z\sim 1.1z<0.2z\sim 1.1L\sim L^*\sim 25\sim 1000$ lower in radio
luminosity. Hence the 6C radio galaxies may undergo at least as much optical
and radio evolution as the 3CR galaxies.Comment: 17 pages, 7 postscript figures, TEX, submitted to MNRA
The Clustering of K\sim 20 Galaxies on 17 Radio Galaxy Fields
We investigate the angular correlation function, , of the
galaxi es detected in the K-band on 17 fields (101.5 square arcmin in total),
each containing a radio galaxy. There is a significant detection of
galaxy clustering at limits, with an amplitude higher than expected
from simple models which fit the faint galaxy clustering in the blue and red
passbands, but consistent with a pure luminosity evolution model i f clustering
is stable and early-type galaxies have a steeper correlation function than
spirals. We do not detect a significant cross-correlation between the radio
galaxies and the other galaxies on these fields, obtaining upper limits
consistent with a mean clustering environment of Abell class 0 for
radio galaxies, similar to that observed for radio galaxies at . At
, the number of galaxy-galaxy pairs of 2--3 arcsec separations
exceeds the random expectation by a factor of . This excess
suggests at least a tripling of the local merger rate at .Comment: 13 pages, 3 tables, 7 postscript figures, TEX, submitted to MNRA
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